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January 29, 2021 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update:  Illinois’ COVID-19 positivity rate continues to slowly decline, reaching levels not seen since mid-October. The rolling 7-day case positivity rate is 4.3%. The rolling 7-day test positivity rate is…

January 22, 2021 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Covid-19 Update: On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,979 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 123 additional deaths. Overnight Wednesday, labs reported 99,036 test results. As…

January 19, 2021 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Illinois officials are bracing for violent protests that are expected nationwide with the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The Governor activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard to…

January 13, 2021 Update

ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY:Welch Elected House Speaker: After serving 38 years as Speaker of the Illinois House, Speaker Michael Madigan suspended his candidacy for the leadership post on Monday. Representative Emmanuel “Chris” Welch…

January 6, 2021 Update

With so much going on ove the last few days, I thought it might be useful to give a brief update.GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: Today, Governor Pritzker announced that on January 15th,…

December 24, 2020 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Governor Pritzker and Dr. Ezike will no longer hold daily COVID-19 press briefings, instead offering availability as needed.On Wednesday, Illinois reported 6,762 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including…